Eurex to introduce new EURO STOXX 50 products

Eurex, the derivatives exchange owned by
Deutsche Börse, will add new futures and options based on the EURO STOXX 50 ex-financials
index from 9 July.
As with existing Eurex index products, the
new instruments will be settled in cash, and each contract will have a value of €10 per index
point. The future wil

Eurex, the derivatives exchange owned by
Deutsche Börse, will add new futures and options based on the EURO STOXX 50 ex-financials
index from 9 July.

As with existing Eurex index products, the
new instruments will be settled in cash, and each contract will have a value of €10 per index
point. The future will be tradable between 08.00 and 10.00, and the options
between 09.00 and 17.30. An incentive scheme for market makers will support the
establishment of sufficient liquidity from the outset.

"Our new index derivatives give market
participants additional investment and hedging opportunities for their
investment strategies. At the same time the new index products complement our
highly liquid future in the European blue chip index EURO STOXX 50," said
Mehtap Dinc, head of product development at Eurex.

In addition to Eurex, other derivatives
venue operators are also planning to extend the range of contracts they offer.

Turquoise, the London Stock Exchange-owned
multilateral trading facility (MTF), plans to expand its derivatives market, with new
emerging markets as well as pan-European products. The new products will leverage the London
Stock Exchange’s full ownership of index provider FTSE, which it acquired in
December last year.

Rival MTF BATS Chi-X Europe is also
planning its own derivatives foray with the launch of the Chi-X Europe Russell Index
(CHERI) series. The CHERI series will offer index-based derivatives and the MTF
claims it will provide lower tracking errors against existing European benchmarks.